interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
female junior high school student
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to take a picture; to take a photo
Nikon (Japanese camera maker)
single-lens reflex camera; SLR
inspired work; masterpiece
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
embodiment; realization; materialization
dozens; scores of; decades
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
supreme; sublime; highest
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
smallish; on the small side
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best